Unit 7 - The Presidency and The Budget-Making Process

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Unit 7 Assignments

Date
 In-Class Assignments
 Readings
Readings are due the next school day unless otherwise noted
 Homework Assignments
Assignments are due the next school day unless otherwise noted
Thursday
4.26.18
  • Discuss "The Presidents" and "Presidential Powers"
  • Edwards, et. al pp. 342-348
  • No assignment
Friday
4.27.18
  • Time to work on Presidential Leadership: Which Hat Do You Wear? Activity
  • Watch clips from The Presidents' Gatekeepers and connect to different presidential hats
  • Edwards, et. al pp. 348-356
  • Presidential Leadership Simulation due Monday
  • Presidential Leadership Follow-Up due Wednesday
  • Quiz Tuesday, 5.1.18 over pp. 342-356
Monday
4.30.18
  • Discuss "Running the Government: The Chief Executive"
  • Edwards, et al. pp. 356-365
  • Quiz Tuesday, 5.1.18, over pp. 342-356
  • Presidential Leadership Follow-Up due Wednesday
Tuesday
5.1.18
  • Quiz over pp. 342-356
  • Discuss Presidential Leadership of Congress: The Politics of Shared Power
  • Watch these six video clips from American Experience and reply to the discussion post below.
  • Read pp. 365-370
  • Presidential Leadership Follow-Up due Wednesday
Wednesday5.2.18
  • Discuss "The President and National Security"
  • Read pp. 370-378
  • Quiz Friday, 5.4.18 over pp. 365-375
Thursday
5.3.18
  • Discuss "Power From the People: The Public Presidency"Discuss "Sources of Federal Revenue" and "Federal Expenditures"
  • Read pp. 382-389
  • No written assignment
Friday 5.4.18
  • Federal Budget Simulation
  • Read pp. 390-396
  • Federal Budget Simulation and reflection due Monday
Monday5.7.18
  • Budget Simulation Due
  • Discuss "The Budgetary Process"
  • Read pp. 397-406
  • Review for Unit 7 Test
Tuesday5.8.18
  • Review Unit 7
  • No reading assignment
  • Review for Unit 7 Test
Wednesday5.9.18
  • Unit 7 Test
  • No reading assignment
  • No assignment